Built-in arch support



Nov. 10, 1936. ASTA N LA 2,060,391

BUILT- IN ARCH SUPPORT Filed Oct. 19, 1933 MVENITOR v Qliverizfllagmlq.

msr-Am e Patented Nov. 10, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to shoes having integral arch supporters, and itsmain object is to provide an arch supporter which may be built into ashoe, so as to provide adequate support for the bones at the arch of thefoot.

Another object of the invention is to improve the details ofconstruction of an inbuilt arch supporter, so that the device can beeconomically utilized in the commercial production of shoes.

Still another object is to provide an inbuilt arch supporter whereby thebones of the foot will be retained in their normal position rather thanpermitted to assume a fallen position.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain new and useful construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, described in the following specification, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of a preferred form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is shown an inner sole 29, against the lower sideof which a filler 30 is disposed, the channel 3| and 3m, and flanges 3|and 3la' being formed in the sole 29 and the filler 30. The main archsupport 32 is located between the inner sole 29 and the sole filler 30,while the leather arch supporting section or facing 33 is disposed andmolded upon the curved arch support 32, and attached thereto by rivets34 or the like.

In this case the metal arch support extends from side to side, so as toprovide raised wings 32a. and 32b, to engage and support the oppositesides of the foot; a filler 38 being disposed in the heel portionbetween the sole 29 and the filler 30.

Lining material 35 is disposed between the layers 29 and 30, and abottom facing strip 31 may be secured to the bottom face of the innersole.

It will be understood that this invention may be incorporated in shoesmade under all methods, such as McKay, and Goodyear welt, and turnmethods.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple construction for thispurpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, butit is not desired to restrict the details to the exact constructionsshown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise ofinvention, may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An inner sole marginally channelled at the sides and front, a fillerfixed at its edges in the channel, a U-shaped metallic arch supportfixed to said filler and suited to receive a foot between its uprightelements, reenforcing means for the sides of said support, and fabricfacings on the under side of said filler and support elements.

2. An inner sole for welt shoes in the process of manufacture,consisting of an inner sole having channelled side edges to receive themain sole and consisting of two layers longitudinally separated fromeach other for a major portion of the length of the inner sole, a metalarch support having a base disposed between the two layers and wingsraised from the inner sole, the upper layer of the inner sole havingWings to cover the wings of the metal arch support, and means connectingthe arch support to the inner sole layers.

3. An inner sole marginally channelled at the sides and front, a fillerfixed at its edges in the channel, a U-shaped metallic arch supportfixed to said filler and suited to receive a foot between its uprightelements, and reenforcing means for the sides of said support.

OLIVER CASTAGNOLA.

